• EPA Proposes Additional Amendments to Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule, Extends Comment Period on Confidentiality Determinations
  

  SPI encourages members currently impacted by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (MRR) to review the Agency's August 11 proposed rule that would amend provisions, correct errors and respond to questions pertaining to the MRR.

• Get Out the Vote: Seven States Hold Key Elections on September 14
  

  The election season is winding down, and with one major date for primaries before the general elections in November it is critical that the plastics industry's voice is heard.  On September 14th, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin close out the primary season.

• New York City's Historic Recycling Legislation Covers All Rigid Containers
  

  Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed into law a package of eleven bills aimed at revolutionizing recycling throughout New York City. The comprehensive legislative package took aim at the city's 21 year-old recycling law.

• Proposed IUR Modifications under TSCA Increase Burden for Manufacturers
  

  SPI is interested in hearing from members who may be impacted by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed modifications to the Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule, an action that will increase the reporting burden for some manufacturers.

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